2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 119,619 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Diego State University Liberal Arts Report

#2

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

#1 in overall quality

$33,509 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509.

Full Saint Mary’s College of California Liberal Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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